wheee!

Decided to bolt together the front end for a peek at the alignment. Not too bad.. some work to be done but I think it will be fine.

Worked on the radiator support area today. Cleaned up some weld repairs and smoothed things out. Then I broke out a very expensive rattle can of Eastwood 2K epoxy primer and coated down the rad area and my welded up door sills. I welded up all the rustproofing holes.

Shark week!

Air intake temp sensor fits perfect too.

Air filter and piping came in. Nothing super fancy but a large surface area filter that tucks in behind the indicator should help keep the moisture out and the cold air coming in!

I am doing the same thing basically. I cleaned up my five speed and replaced the seals at both ends. It shifts smoothly and seems solid and the previous owner removed it to add a BW tranny even though the original was working fine. Everyone seems to think the original parts are stronger/more reliable than the ones available in rebuild kits. I was advised to run it as is until there is a reason to open it and replace the OEM parts inside.

So I spent the day slide hammering and shrink heating the door panel. I wasn’t 100% successful but got it a lot closer than it was. The door still needed 1/8” of fibreglas filler and bondo to bring it to working height. Finish work will happen on the car.

Behind a locked panel... [emoji2955]

Double hood latch release cables. Now I can open the hood with locked doors if the battery dies and the remotes won’t work. No door locks looks cool but can be a real issue if you lose power! Emergency access!

Is there something unique about the early finisher? They sell for about $60-$100 here. 240Z up to 280Z

Here’s the $69,000 question.... What do you (collectively) personally think the car should have sold for? I still say it was a $30,000 car tops.

Truly unbelievable. I would have said $30k tops...

Price hasn’t moved so I guess there’s a lot of talk and not much action by these “experts” in the comments section on BaT.

Innovative and useful.

High impedance injectors arrived today too!

Matches the front a lot better too. Once the car is assembled with all the parts that are missing I expect it to settle a little bit more.

Adjusted the ride height to something more liveable. Added about 30mm of height to the coil overs. Left the preload the same and just adjusted ride height.

This is the simple ebay hatch kit. I think it was like $30 or something. Seems solid.

I dunno. The car is in great shape but I think it surpassed its value in bidding so far. The door dents and other multiple non working components leave a lot to be desired. I thought it was a $30,000 car tops.

Honestly, I see more cars at shows north of $50,000 in restoration costs WITHOUT labour factored in, I'm not surprised anymore. It will always be cheaper to buy someone else's finished product than to do it yourself....

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-43/ This car is going north quickly. Wonder where the price will end up? Currently at $39,000....

My friend paid a shop to restore his 260Z over the course of 5 years. He sent cheques every month and paid for the work by the hour.... In the end his car was north of $140,000 Cdn, mostly for the hourly work. He paid $30,000 for the engine alone. This is not a hobby for the faint of heart.... or shallow of pocket.

Weird! Very happy for you and looking forward to hearing that beast in person!

Nice and linear to 5250 rpm too

148 HP and 143 TQ is awesome!